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RichD > wrote:
> On Aug 8, Steven Bornfeld > wrote:
>>>> Cleaning out my fridge, I sometimes find green
>>>> moldy unnamed stuff, from the Paleozoic era.

>>
>>>> So I wonder, let's say bread has a bit of mold,
>>>> not too much, maybe you pull it out in the dark,
>>>> you're drunk, you don't even notice it, Is it toxic?

>>
>>> Depends, are you allergic to penicillin?

>>
>> I would assume that would be the biggest risk--penicillin tends to
>> provoke severe reactions in the allergic.

>
> Is it that easy?
> I knew penicillin was discovered as a mold, but I assumed
> there was some processing.
>
> Just leave some bread (probably wheat) in the fridge,
> and viola, penicillin?
>
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> Rich


Bread mold guy had to have his face removed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmHkC2JM53c

Greg